Finally some #NoctilucentClouds over Bochum, Germany, again Thursday evening: extended but pretty faint, so I had to crank up the contrast a lot here. See also webcam views at https://webcam.wetternetz-hagen.de/webcam/Sternwarte-ERT/#/2026/07/16/2308 and https://www.foto-webcam.eu/webcam/ettelsberg/2026/07/16/2320 and https://www.foto-webcam.eu/webcam/flensburg/2026/07/16/2320 (and forward the frames to enjoy more timesteps).
The Trump administration fired a federal prosecutor on Wednesday,
⭐️less than an hour after he was appointed to lead the United States attorney’s office in Seattle
-- a move that sets the stage for a likely legal battle.
Federal judges in the Western District of Washington had unanimously appointed Roger Rogoff to be the Justice Department’s top official there,
filling a vacancy that the president has never addressed.
But the Trump administration has largely def…
I'm watching JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 4x25 "Spicy Lady" #JoJosBizarreAdventure
Seattle-based Brinc Drones, which makes 911 response drones, raised $125M led by Motorola Solutions, bringing its total funding to more than $280M (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/motorola-leads-125m…
Ferienende. Auf dem Weg zur Bushaltestelle beginnt das Gewitter. Warte als Blitzableiter am Feldesrand auf den Bus, Schirm hält Regen von der Seite nicht ab. Sei's drum: Endlich Regen 😊
Cowboys' QB2 competition may have a new leader following strong performance vs. Seahawks https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/cowboys-backup-qb-competition-sam-howell-joe-milton/dc683d83ec7f…
I’m not even feeling doubtful atm, that if the democrats can’t win big in the midterms, I mean like unable-to-contest kind of big, the US democracy system will be over and the Republicans will find legal holes to let Trump rule a third term. #Trump #elections
Tom Pelissero joins Netflix’s NFL coverage after recent ESPN layoff https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7519307/2026/08/17/tom-pelissero-netflix-nfl-hiring/
Source: OpenAI CFO told investors that enterprise business now generates more revenue than ChatGPT-led consumer business; enterprise customers grew 32% in July (Kate Rooney/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/14/openai-cfo-friar-tells…